Settsu-Motoyama Station
# Settsu-Motoyama Station

Settsu-Motoyama Station (摂津本山駅, settsu-motoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Settsu-Motoyama Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 578.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 22.1 kilometers from Osaka.

## Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building; however, only the inner tracks are used, with the outer tracks reserved for passing express trains. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ JR Kobe Line | for through traffic only |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ JR Kobe Line | for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi |
| 3 | ■ JR Kobe Line | for Sannomiya and Himeji |
| 4 | ■ JR Kobe Line | for through traffic only |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| JR Kōbe Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) |||||
| Kōnan-Yamate (JR-A55) | Local | Sumiyoshi (JR-A57) |
| Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station |||||

## History

Settsu-Motoyama Station opened on 25 December 1935. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Settsu-Motoyama being assigned station number JR-A56.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,028 passengers daily

## Surrounding area

* Konan University
* Okamoto Station (Hyōgo) - 4 minutes walk.
* Kobe Pharmaceutical University
* Okamoto Bairin Park
